出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/21 18:39 UTC 版)
A space rendezvous between two spacecraft, often between a spacecraft and a space station, is an orbital maneuver where the two arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance (within visual contact.) True rendezvous requires a precise match of the two craft's orbital velocities, allowing them to remain at a constant distance, known as station keeping. Rendezvous may or may not be followed by docking, a physical linking of the two craft which become one.